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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-05
Seeking THE PEARL.
LITERALLY FOLLOWING A SCRIP.
TURAL INJUNCTION.

ATLANTA, GA, July 2o.-lhere
is a little colOred church on the
Green's Ferry road, leading out
from Atlanta, midway between the
ChattahoOcbee river and Sweet
water creek, the congregation OF
which is now in a perturbed condi'
ton. The church sits back from
the road about 200 yards in a ma
tive forest grove, with paths run
ming out from it in all directions to
the various settlements around.
The brethren are Primitive Bap-
lists, greatly interested IN the true
mode of entering the water, and
jealous for the washing Of feet
Lately there has sprung mp IN the
congregation a powerful exhorter
named Simon Brown. One day
two weeks ago Simon, who is an
industrious farmer, was in the field
wedding the cotton when all OF a
sudden the Scriptural injunction,
"Seek and ye shall fnd," took COM
plete possession OF him. That
night he could not sleep for think
ing of it, aud next day, which was
foot-washing day in the little church,
he appeared there bearing a very
solemn look. He announced that
he had very important charge to
deliver; that the Christ had COM
manded sinners to seek and they
should find; that search should be
instituted to the abandonment OF
every other duty.
While he was speaking the Gov
ernors Horse Guards Of Atlanta
passed by on their way to Camp
Grady, in Douglas county. The
sight of the armed men on horse
back, so unexpected and never wit
messed there before, had thrilling
effect on the wOrshlpers. Brown
referred to it as a divine NANTES.
tatlon, and urged his hearers to
seek at once and not to stop until
they had found the pearl Of great
price. For ten days the members
of the congregation have left
| ploughs idle and houses empty,
walking around and looking in the
| hidden places tor the treasure. Eff
forts have been made by the farm
ers who need the work of these
people to get them to return, but II
| is useless. They declare that un
less they find religion they will be
lost, and that the only way to find
it Is to look for it without ceasing
The women are wilder than the
men. They go down in old welli
and fish around TO see what is II
the bottom. They turn over stones
and logs, look under houses, ant
even during the long hours ofnlgh
strange figures carrying lanter'
can be seen moving about in th'
forest which fringes the Chattahoo
chee looking tor the unqiue Objec
| of their search.
Brown is looked upon as an ora
Gle, and every evening about sun
down the supersttIous people gath
er about him to listen to his lates
revelations. Yesterday one of th'
white citizens threatened to hay,
Brown tried for lunacy, with tn
result ofnearly losing his life. Th'
maddened worshippers declare tha
he was an agent of the devil, wh'
sought to destroy the peoples faith
There appears to be no diminutioI
of their zeal.
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W0REIAG CLASSES A. ATTENTION r. u. ~

pared 70 furnish all classes with employ
ment at home, the whole Of the tinr, Or
for their spare nlcments. Business new,
sex easily earn ir0m 30 cents 10 $500 per
evening, and a proportional sum by de-
voting all their time to the business. Boys
aud girls earn nearly as much as men.
that all who see this may send their ad-
dress, and test the business, we make
this offer. To such as are not well
satisfied we will send one dollar 10 pay
for the trouble of writing. Full partic-
nlars and outfit free. Address GEORGE
STINsoN g. Co.. Portland, Maine
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Two Brutal Men LynClGd.
FOR ASSAULTS UPON DEFENsELEss
WOMEN-THEY ARE HANGED.

ATLANTA, GA, July pa mob
at Redan to-day lynched Reuben
johnson Hudson, colored. He had
outraged the person Of Mrs. James
Bush yesterday. At eleven o'clock
Mrs. Bush was entirely alone; her
husband had gone to church, and
her little daughter was away from
home. She was preparing for din
ner, when the cOlOred man sudden
ly sprang into the room, and, de-
spite her screams and struggles,
brutally outraged her. In the
meantime he threatened to kill
her, and when Mrs. Bush, trying
TO frghten the brute, said her hus-
band would answer her screams,
the colOred man said : "YOur hus-
band can't hear you; | saw him
when he went up the railroad
carrying an umbrella" This shows
that he watched his time. When
Hudson was brought back this
morning, the woman identified
him, and he was Immediately
hanged to a convenient tree. He
had been guilty Of other depreda-
tiOns.
PETERSBURG, VA, July d.
About two weeks ago Mrs. Richard
Savadge, highly respectable lady,
living in Surry county, was Grim
inally assaulted by a negro named
Reuben Coles. Mrs. Savadge had
gone out for an evenings walk, and
when only a short distance from
her home she discovered the negro
concealed in cluster Of bushes,
ana suspecting that his presence
there was for no good purpose she
started of in quick walk back
home. The negro then came out
of his hiding place and pursued and
overlook Mrs. Sayadge, threw her
to the ground and assaulted her,
Mrs. Savadge attempted to give the
alarm, when her assailant not only
nearly cAOKed her to death, but
drew a large knife from his pocket
and told her that if she made any
noise he would cut her throat. Mr..
Savadge was in his corn field, about
200 yards from where his wife was
assaulted, but the latter was afraid
to give any alarm through fear that
the negro would kill her. When
Mrs. Savadge returned home she
told her husband what had occur
red, and in a short time Coles had
been arrested and committed TO the
county Jail.
Every since the occurrence strong
threats have been made of lynch
ing Coles, who was to have beer
tried in the County Court to-day
All day Yesterday there was a larg'
crowd a. the county courthouse anC
little else was talked OF but thu
lynching of Mrs. Savadge's assail
ant. So determined did the peO
pie appear to be on lynching thu
culprit that the sheriff had a strong
guard placed around the jail las
night to protect his prisoner from
mob violence. II was the intention
of the sheriff to have brought Cole
to Petersburg to-day for safe. keep
ing, but shortly before midnlgh
last night masked body of fift,
armed men made an attack on tn
Jail, and after overpowering tb
taller and guards took Coles fron
his cell and carried him a short dis
tance from the Jail where they hun
him 10 the limb of a tree. from whicI
his body was found dangling thi
morning. Coles leaves a wife ant
seven children, one Of whom die
last night.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-05
nR. B. f. MAPHIS d BRO.
-DentfSts.-
Dentists

oTyicEs: Woodstock and ssumsyille, Virginia.
In Woodstock. lst and Sd weeks Of each month,
In saumsvile "a and ith weeks.
Those In need Of nrst class Dentistry a. moder-
ate prices, viii do we'll 10 call.
Fun sets Of Artificial teeth from 800 TO $780,
500 aud 5000.
Purs gold niiings from sl.2s to 5000. Silver
hllings from 76c. 70 $500.
ArtinciEl tseth put up on solid gold, Gold and
sisloid combination, Cellsloid and Rubber plates.
Gold s0d Porcelain rivoting, clasps, &C, Special
ttsntlon gwen 10 hling ana preserving the na-
ursl teeth, and correcting the Irregularities.
All work warranted nrst class.
W- Teeth extracted absolutely without pain By
he ass Of Nitrous oxide Gas
Nay u. '64-tf
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-05

The prohibition canvass in Texas
is growing warm. Congressman
Mills, anti.probibition, IN speech
the other day asserted that shell
was full to oyerflowing with such
political preachers as DIR. b. H.
Carroll" whereupon the Waco
Advance (probi5ltionist) calls Mr..
Mills "this foul.mouthed, inhdellc
snake.eyed monster"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-05
BIdcksmithing.

Having returned to my shop, at the old
stand, I am prepared to do blacksmithing
In all its branches and in the best manner.
I win pay special attention TO ironing
Wagons, agricultural implements, repair
ing machinery, sc. tYrAll work done in
The very best manner and at the shortest
notice. frI
Hoping to merit and receivey your custom
1 am respectfully, &c,
LEWIS CRISSMAN,
aprl. 22-1y.1 Edinburg, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-05
THE VALUE OF ADVERTISING.

Everyone has been struck with
the wonderful growth and develop
ment of many Western towns, and
no doubt many have wondered how
it was done. It has not been ac-
compllshed without effort, and ju-
dicious advertising has been one of
the chief means relied upon to pro-
duce the result. We copy the fol-
lowing from an article in the Man.
ufdcturers' Record to show how the
business men of Wichita, Kan,
gave a boom to their town and
made it one of the most prosperous
IN that state
ave organized. We held almost
nightly meetings, and among the
first things we agreed upon was to
hang together and stay by each
other through thick and thin.
"We advertised by hundreds OF
thousands of circulars. We set
forth all our advantages in such a
manner that strangers who were
led by our circulars to give us a
call we're not deceived, bat, on the
contrary, agreed that we had not
put it as strong as we might.
"Every town in the East Of noto'
riety was not only served with our
circulars, but our newspapers.
"And the newspaper advertising
did double duty. Our people made
it a rule to ask all their friends to
advertise.
ave then subscribed for a large
number Of copies, iodded rM tocat
ADVERTISING and our great adyant'
ages, and we found by conversing
with parties who finally came here
prospecting that the tult ddrertis.
iag columns Of Ow papers ichlch
ihey had seen did more than all else
10 impress them Wih the groch and
Importance Of the place.
1--WE found then we could not
overdo this thing-that the more
We paid out for these purposes the
more we're our profits. Every new
conner was 4 customer to most OF
our stores, and while their adver-
tising paid to them rich returns, II
served the double purpose to I'M
press the Easter man who had an
eve to business with the fact that
Wichita was a rising town, and
thus we have gone on until we
have added population since |
came here OF over 10000, and
property has increased in business
places more than a thousand fold,
and IN the country round about us
the appreciation has been over
400 per cent.
81 know as well az you can know
that printers ink is the best capt.
tai to boom a town. Had We not
used it unsparingl, Wichita would
not have been larger than
Carthage. AS it is il will soon
outrank any town IN the State.
VerJam sat-"
Note the fact, that though hun
dreds of thousands Of circulars
we're printed, it was found that the
tuH advertising columns Of the to'cR
popers did more than all else to i'm.
press strangers ,cith the grOcth and
importance Of the place. There i
no doubt that It's newspapers are
generally regarded as an index Of
o towns character aud business
Men who have never seen the town
form their opinion of it by It's
newspapers. BY looking over a
newspaper and nothing the charac'
ter and extent of its home adyer-
tising patronage. it is very easy to
tell whether it is printed in a live,
e, ,erprising. go.ahead town, or one
II is just the reverse. Richmond
HNja.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-05

The Mobile Register gravely Oh.
serves: "a brass band whose only
tune is a dirge may be said to be
ont of place at the head of pic
mic procession, but that depends
upon the results of the picnic
sometimes a corpse is brought
back from the scene OF festivity.D
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-05

nR. T. F. LOCKE,
IL SURGEON DENTIST.
0FncE: Main st., opp. the Court House,
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA.
Teeth extracted by the improved meth
Cd, perfectly harmless 10 the most delicate
persons. Artificial teeth inserted in any
msnner desired. Special attention given
70 filing teeth with gold or any of the
cheaper filings.
VIII visit Edinburg regularly on the lst
and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, at which
time he can be found at the residence Of
Mr.. Joseph Evans, opposite Hopewell's
drug store. July 10, '55.-1y
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II

COCO A00in presents gwen
q %ZUO.OUUaway. Send us cts.
postage, and by mail you will get free a
package Of goods Of large value, that will
start you in work that will at once briag
you in money faster than anything else in
America. All about the 100000 in
presents with each box. Agents wanted
everywhere, of either sex, Of all ages, for
all the time, or spare time only, to work
for us at their own homes. Fortunes for
ali workers absolutely assured. Don't de-
lay. II. Hallett & Co., Portland, Maine.
March 6-lvr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-05
French and Plain Candies !
GROCERIES! !
PATENTS

obtained for new inventions, or for im-
proyements in old ones, Cayeats Iafringe
ments, Trade Marks and all patent busi
ness promptly attended 10.
INVENTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
REJECTED may still, in most eases. be
patented 10y MS. Being opposite the L. :.
Patent Ofice and, engaged in Patent
business exclusively, we eau secure pat.
ents in less time than those who are re
mote from Washington.
When inventors send model or sketch
we make search in the Patent Oiiice, and
advise IS to its patentabilty, free Of
charge. Correspondence confidential
fees reasonable, and no charge unles'
patent is obtained.
We refer by permission to the Cit.
Postmaster, and 10 the Superintendent
the Post Office Money Order Division b.
Washington. For special reference,
circular, advice, terms, &c, address
c. 4. SNOW a CO.,
Opposite Paent Office Washington. u. {
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-05
lam OUT AGAIN.

All persons having stumps on their
.rs,n;sas that they want taken out, or
Errns cleaned. will do we'll to cali on Oh
s5dreas A. NJ. EVANS,
mo 1s-3r. Edinburg, Va
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-05
DR A. MA TIN,

Respectfully informs the public that
ne has resumed the practice of his pro-
sssiOn ecders left. at the store OF Z. j:
Frsvel. in Woodstock, wlllreceive pro-
npt attention
May Is, 'S4-tf.
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w L. LLER's
Exchange Hotel [!

Main Street, opposite the Court Iouse),
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA.
This quiet, coy house is prepared TO give
the travelling public and the good people
of Shenandoah and Warren counties az
well as the rest Of creation the comforts Of
a home. The best meals served at all
hours. Comfortable rooms, beds, &c.
tV-The bar is supplied with the best
and choicest liquors, wines, cigars, &c.
,g-Tbe richest beer always on tap.
Try Us. w. l.. FULLER.
May l3-tf.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-05

TTnTT can live at home, and make more
VIII money at work for us, than at
ItIt anything else in this world
AV~ Capital not needed; you are
started free. Both sexes; all ages. Any
one can do the work. Large earnings sure
from first start. Costly outfit and terms
free. Better not delay. Costs you moth
ing to send us your address and find out =.
II you are wise you will do so at once
II. HAI1ETT 4 Co., Portland, Maine.
nao lily
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-05

RoBr. ,. vALHER. JSo. L. KELLER
rETTALKRR & KELLER,
wv ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
WooDsTocK, VIRGINIA.
Hr Office on Court Street.
One member Of the firm will be in Mt.
Jackson from o'clock Thursday after
noon, until Saturday night of each week.
Office over Irwin's Drug Store.
May 's4-tf.
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In THE TREASURY.
s2i2.ll3.4ji.OO

"LOCKED UP" in the Treas
ury 1887 ,l55, ,395.O4
With an outstanding debt of oyer
one thousand millions, on which
the people are taxed s4l,G3S, ,4GC
yearly for interest payments, we
would submit the simple question
Is it just to the people to keep, yedr
in and year ont, S337, 100000 locked
up in the treasury, dro'cing no inter-
est and doing no good?
Since the issue of our circular of
June 16th-"What Use Shall the
Government Make of its Surplus"
we have received hundreds of news
papers and communications from
all parts of the land on this subject,
all showing a deep interest and con-
Germ over the Treasury surplus
BY far the larger majority think as
we do, that the sooner the "rebel-
lion" debt ia cleared out, boughtup,
paid of and forgotten, the better
for the whole country.
1t would be far better for the
country if S15O,OOO,OOO of this mon
ey was Immediately used to reduce
the interest bearing debt, even it
the Government made nothing by
it; but it can not only reduce the
debt but save millions in future in
terest payments by doing so.
Truly,
HARVEY FISK & Sons.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-05
Masonic NOtIce,

Cassia Lodge, No. lag, F. A. VI. meets IN
Masonic Hall, Woodstock, the asst Mon
day night OF each month.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-08-05

A e. wYNKOOP,
ITTO NEY AT LAW,
Office formerly occupied BY Auea and
XaSrTder.
WOODSTOCK VA,
wiilprAeticein thecourts OF Shenandoah and
adiseent counties.
~ Special AttentioDgi given 70 the collection Of
claims and lllegAlbasinessen ntrustedto his cares
WILLBEIH MT. JACKSON on Friday and satur-
lay, before the 2nd Tuesday Of each month. at
Or. L. II. Jordsn's once.
May Is, '54-tf
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SHENANDOAH 8 HERALD
ADVERTISING RATES.

squaresin legalnotices and sales II in. each
All other squares inch.
Professional cards, 50. one year, 10 %
Number of insertions must be marked on
manuscript or they will be charged until
forbid.
No local notices inserted for less than 25G
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-03
A Lesson In Hygiene.

A good lesson in hygiene, of especial
value now that summer with its attend
ant ills is at hand, may he learned from
the experience Of DR.. Oscar LEM. This
eminent scientist has lately returned to
Europe after travelling on foot across the
African continent. through regions liter
ally rocking with marsh fevers, agues
and smallpox. During the entire journey
be enjoyed perfect and robust health.
and on not q single occasion felt the need
Of medicine, remedial or preventive.
This enviable condition he attributes,
doubtless with propriety, almost entirely
to bis correct diet and habits. Raw fruit
he eschewed. All water used was first
boiled. Not Q drop Of alcoholic liquor
passed his lips. Rice, chicken and tea
formed his staple fare. he avoided bath.
ing in cold water, exposed himself as
little a possible TO the dews and mists of
night, and dressed entirely in flannel.
There are some points In this experience
that might be Of profit to the periodical
victims Of ''malarla," and in a cholera
season they would be invaluable to every
one.-New York Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-03
The Pink Marshes.

There is in Russia a district as large
as Ireland, known by the above title, and
wholly impossible from the size and
number of its morasses, in addition to
which it is covered with an impenetrable
forest of underground and tangled jun
gle, and consequently was utterly useless.
At present, 1900, 900 of acres have been
reclaimed, and during next year it is pro-
posed that 300, 900 more shall be taken
in hand by means of 1870 miles of canals
and bikes. II is further reported that
upward of 900, 900 acres of once useless
bog are now good meadow land, while
1000, 900 acres of impenetrable jungle
have been brought into cultivation. In
addition to all this, the engineers have
built 179 bridges, sunk 577 wells, and
surveyed and mapped 10000 square
miles of land.
II such a scheme as this can be so sue
cessfully carried out by Russia, why
should not some such plan be tried in
Ireland? A scientific contemporary, re.
ferring to this question, says: 1.-THE
amount Of bog in Ireland would, OF
course, be child's play to Pinsk marshes,
for somehow we are always confronted
with bog as the chief source of Irish diff.
culties. If its humiliation will pay SC
well in Russia, it ought to do 30 equally
in Ireland; nor should we forget than an
undertaking Of such magnitude would
bring immediate and constant work from
the very outset to half the able bodied
population Of the country" The sug
gestion is worth the attention Of al
interested in the prosperity of Ireland
Chambers Journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-03

II you fear that your lungs are affected
you may settle the question by adopting
the following plan: Draw in as much
breath as you conveniently can, then
count as long as possible in a slow and
audible voice without drawing in more
breath. The number of seconds must be
carefully noted. In a consumptive the
time does not exceed ten, and is frequent
ly less than six, seconds; in pleurisy and
pneumonia it ranges from nine to four
seconds. When the lungs are sound the
time will range as high as from twenty
TO thirty-five seconds. To expand the
lungs, go into the air, stand erect, throw
back the head and shoulders and draw il
the air through the nostrils as much as
possible. After having then filled the
lungs, raise your arms, still extended, and
suck in the air. When you have thus
forced the arms backward, with the chest
open, change the process by which you
draw in your breath till the lungs are
emptied. Go through the process several
times a day, and it will enlarge the chest,
give the lungs better play and serve very
much to ward off consumption. Boston
Budget.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-03
The Preservation of Timber.

The question Of how to prevent check
ing in the ends Of timber when it is
being seasoned is engaging the attention
of English engineers. According to a
recent report, it has been ascertained
after trying a number of expedients, that
by painting the ends of the timber with
thick glue several kinds of lumber can be
dried without checks. 1t is supposed
that the glue penetrates far enough to
cement the layers Of the wood together
ear the ends, and thus keep the ends
from drying faster than the rest of the
wood. OF course this method requires
seasoning under cover, since rain may
have the effect Of dissolving the glue
Chicago Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-03
The Scorpions Of Mexico.

The most common pests in Mexico are
the alcarans or scorpions, for during GER
tain seasons Of the year they are a numer-
Gus as flies around q sugar house. They
are within the cracks of the wall, be
tween the bricks of the tiles Of the floor,
hiding inside your garments, dartipg ev-
erywhere with inconceivable rapidity,
their tails, which hold the sting, ready to
fly up with dangerous effect upon the
slightest p~rovocation. Turn q corner Of
the rug or table spread and you disturb q
f~lourishing colony Of them; shake your
shoes in the morning and out they flop;
throw your bath sponge into the water
and half Q dozen Of them dart out Of its
cool depths, into which they had wrig-
gled for q siesta; In short, every article
you touch must be treated like a dose of
medicine-'.to be well shaken before
taken"
The average scorpion Is mahogany hued
and about two inches long; but l have
seen them as long as five inches. The
small, yellowish variety are considered
more dangerous, and their bite is most
apprehended at midday. In Durango
they are black and 50 alarmingly numer-
ous-having been allowed to breed for
centuries in the deserted mines-that the
government offers a reward per head (oi
rather per tall to whoever will kill them.
Their sting is seldom fatal, but it is more
or less severe, according to the state Of
the system. Victims have been known
to remain for days in commissions, foam
ing at the mouth, with stomach swelled
as in dropsy, while others do not suffer
much more than from q bee sting. The
common remedies are brandy, taken in
sufficient quantities to stupefy the patient
ammonia administered both externally
and internally, boiled milk and guaiacum
It is also of use to press q large key OF
| other tube on the wound to force out par
Of the poison.-Mexico Cor. Boston Tran
script.